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The game has gone through three systems...will it end up as refined as a game made solely for the 360?

It was originally scheduled to be released for GameCube. Then, after Nintendo sold Rare to Microsoft, it became an Xbox title. Now, after a few more delays, Kameo is finally set to be released as an Xbox 360 launch title. We sat down with Rare at TGS for an extended look at the game, and we got a look at what a few years of polishing can do to a game.

The premise of the game is simple. Our heroine, Kameo, must save her ancestors who have been captured by her evil twin. Luckily, Kameo has the ability to transform into ten different warriors, powerful creatures that grant her with all new powers. We actually got a chance to see all ten forms for the first time.

Kameo changes into the first form at the end of the opening cinema, so you begin the game playing as him. The warrior's name is Chilla, and he's a yeti. His most impressive move is the ability to grab enemy trolls and skewer them on the spikes on his back. Then at any time, he can take them off his back and swing them like a bat, to attack other enemies. Of course, he can also simply toss them over a cliff or onto a wall of spikes for a quick kill. Another snow-themed warrior is Forty Below, an ice creature that can freeze enemies solid.

We then saw Pummelweed, a plant that sported a pair of boxing gloves at the end of its vine arms. If you're style of combat in games is to simply punch the enemy to death, then this is the form for you. Keeping with the plant theme, there's also Snare, who is very reminiscent of Little Shop of Horrors's monster plant, Audrey II. Snare can simply eat his foes or pick them up in his mouth and toss them.

If you want pure power in your camp, switch to Major Ruin. This creature looks like a cross between an elephant and an armadillo, and it can roll up into a ball to plow through enemies. Rubble is basically a pile of rocks with a head. You can launch his rocks out where they'll damage enemies before returning to reform his body.